Biden Says Ukraine Can’t Join NATO Unless It Meets ‘Same Standards’

Ukraine won’t get a fast track to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization even though NATO allies have provided the country with significant resources since the conflict with Russia erupted, said President Joe Biden on Saturday.

At a campaign rally with union officials, Biden was asked by reporters if he would make it easier for Ukraine to join the military alliance. Russian President Vladimir Putin has long said that Kyiv joining NATO is a nonstarter and that it was one of the reasons for its 2022 invasion.